Our Kids are changing...

We are very fortunate to live in a world full of ever increasing technology, things that are made to make our lives that little bit easier. This technology is moving forwards at a very fast pace and some of us just can't seem to keep up, no matter what! That someone includes me and most of my generation. I think? The teenagers of the early 1980s.

In our day, the cutting edge technology was things like the mobile phone, yes we really did have mobile phones albeit the size of a house brick with a separate battery pack you had to carry around. These mostly from what I remember were only available to businessmen who liked to show off every now and then. I say every now and then because the battery would only last about an hour and the signal was completely useless. We also had home computers for the first time, ones with names like BBC, Amstrad, Sinclair and Commodore 64... really exciting eh? These compared to today were as slow as a snail and made just lots of beeping sounds that played games from a cassette tape. 

What's a cassette tape , Dad? Aaarrghh!

But to the kids of today, that was back when dinosaurs roamed the earth and we lived in caves. These days, technology has gone completely and utterly bonkers and it seems that there is no slowing it down. There is a new smartphone on the shelves every week, these phones can do almost anything want them to do: check emails, send and take photos or videos, and loads more things besides that I just can't get my head around, and to top it all they are getting thinner and smaller all the time, too.

Home computers today are lightning fast with the help of this technology and a thing called Broadband.

We had to wait an hour just to connect with the Inter-Web thingy back in the day as it had to dial up BT first to almost ask permission. These are also getting thinner and smaller, lighter, as our modern way of living is demanding more and more portable gadgets so we can keep in touch with each other wherever we are in the world at any time of day or night.

Not a bad thing if you are a parent and worried where your kids are, but if you are a teenager I suppose it can feel like you're on Big Brother, as a concerned mum or dad ring you 20 times an hour (slight exaggeration there, maybe?) to see where you are and when you will be coming home for your tea.

Gone are the days when as a youngster you could just roam around anywhere as long as long as you had a watch on your wrist and you knew what time to be back home, there was no problem.

But the world has changed and so have the people that inhabit it, unfortunately, so as a parent myself in today's society here goes...

Hoorah, for technology!

But saying that, there is a downside to all this gadgetry stuff that is available to us and the effect  it is having on our health! Youngsters today may not think it and will instantly dismiss it as they play on their iPads and smartphones, but they too are changing.

If you haven't noticed yourself, just take a look the next time teenager has their mates round or when you walk around the town centre shopping. What I mean by changing is not the voice breaking, acne scarring, hormonal tantrums and mood swings ( some things will never change) but their posture.

Besides seeming to be a lot taller these days they are also becoming more round shouldered, they walk with their head down especially boys that are always looking at their phones and this develops a thing called 'Text Neck'.

'Text Neck' was first coined by US Chiropractor Dr Dean L Fishman to describe the changes in our youngsters posture and the stresses they put on themselves by excessive texting and overuse of all handheld electronic devices. The term and health condition, is derived from the onset of cervical spinal degeneration resulting from the repeated stress of frequent forward head flexion while looking down at the screens of mobile devices and 'texting' for long periods of time.

While 'Text Neck' is certainly a new medical term the condition is impacting millions and is a growing critical global concern. (by kind permission of http://text-neck.com/)

So as technology moves 'forwards', we are actually taking a step 'backwards'. It seems that the technology that our young people love and embrace so much is actually damaging their health now.

To avoid our young people today from becoming 'Our Crippled Generation of the Future'

we need to start now by educating them early on in their lives about the use of these gadgets and how they can look after themselves better as they use them.

Some of the effects on our young people's health by using mobile devices that are already being reported by Health Professionals are:

Text Neck ( Forward head)

Blackberry Thumb (RSI) 

Headaches & Migraines

Flattening of the spinal curve

Lower back problems such as spinal disc compression, muscle and nerve damage.

Early onset arthritis, low lung volume capacity due to prolonged hunched positioning  and spinal degeneration.

Most of which used to affect our older generations.

So, as I said earlier in this article, our health seems to be going 'backwards' whilst technology is moving 'forwards'. If at all possible, what would be nice is to try and find that balance between  the two, but at the moment to educate our children from a young age would be a start.

Your local Dorn Method Practitioner can check your teenagers posture and advise you on how they can look after themselves now and in the future.

Article written for Choice Health Magazine

by Paul Knowles, Copyright 2013

Advanced Dorn Method Practitioner

www.dornmethodnottingham.co.uk

The way in which the Dorn Method and the Dorn Dysfunction or Blockage works.

What is to be understood as a Dorn Dysfunction or vertebral blockage?

The Dorn Method treats vertebrae and joints with an assisting or active physiological movement of the bones by the patient.

From this it can be clearly seen that it is about the entirety of the tissues and their physiological interaction. The definition of a blockage can be approached through this mode of action. The mode of action of The Dorn Method should be sen locally in and around the joint, regionally in neuromuscular functionality, and holistically.

In local treatment The Dorn Method influences all tissues in situ, such as bones, cartilage, menisci, ligaments, capsules, muscles, nerves, blood vessels, connective tissues and fasciae. The treatment works regionally on tissues such as muscles, fasciae and nerves. The holism of The Dorn Method can be seen in it;s equalising effects on inner organs, the energy system through meridian theory, nervous systems (eg: the autonomic system), and psychosocial systems. A blockage or Dorn Dysfunction is usually seen to be strongly decreased or increased in several of the above areas, although deviations in single areas cannot always be equated with the existence of a blockage.

A Dorn Dysfunction shows itself in the entirety of the person and their physiological functionality. The therapist always tries to identify and treat whichever areas of the patient are currently most important in the course of a blockage.

In a vertebral blockage / dysfunction there are almost always positive trends to be found in the spinous processes (right-left) and / or transverse processes (dorsal-ventral). Restrictions of movement and changes in muscle tension are frequent, although they need not always be noticed. Many dysfunctions arise without being noticed by the patient. There are sometimes meridian symptoms and paraesthesia / numbness. Inner organ compliants caused by a blockage are rare. Single - cause psychological symptoms are very rare.

Dorn Therapy is a gentle mobilisation of the vertebrae and joints. Dorn Therapy treatment takes place through the patient- assisted or active movement of joint-forming bones around the resting position of joints and vertebrae.

For patients the therapist can use the image of joints ''slipping out'', though of course only with the goal of increasing the patients acceptance and participation through the understanding of a simplified model.

The ''slipping out'' of a joint in this simple way does not take place, it is a complex interaction of several functions, factors and tissues.

Copyright 2013 Sven Koch / www.dorn-praxis.de

German Dorn Specialist

Whiplash!

It's a pain in the neck!

How the Dorn Method could help you with this.

Most of us think of a whiplash injury mainly happening when we experience a car/motor vehicle accident, but there are many other ways we can suffer from a whiplash injury. We can also incur whiplash from accidents like falling off a bike or off a horse or even playing rough types of sportslike rugby, boxing or the martial arts, when the head and neck are easily subjected to a harsh blow.

Whiplash is a collection of symptoms

rather than just one. It occurs when

we experience a sudden, fast,

forward and backward jerking movement of the

neck. This causes the muscles and ligaments in

the neck to overstretch and is usually because of

a powerful strike or force coming from behind,

just as in a car/motor vehicle accident.

What tends to happen when whiplash occurs?

When involved in a motor vehicle accident, for

example, the person or persons involved will

have their body pushed forward whilst their head

tends to stay where it is for a brief moment. As

this happens, it causes the head to move in a

rocking type of movement and therefore causes

over-stretching and even tearing of some of the

muscles, tendons and ligaments. As all this is

happening, the muscles then try to bring the head

back into line with the body as quickly as it can

by bringing the head forwards. This sometimes

then causes over-stretching in the opposite

direction; hence the whiplash effect.

This causes the muscles, tendons and

ligaments to become damaged by the tearing and the vertebrae can easily be pulled out of

alignment or damaged as a result.

Note: As the average person’s head weighs

between eight and twelve pounds, the whiplash

would cause a considerable amount of force to

be placed on the small bones (vertebrae) of the

neck.

What are the symptoms of whiplash?

Someone who has whiplash will most probably

experience some or all of these symptoms: pain

and stiffness in the neck, headaches, shoulder

pain and some temporary loss of neck

movement. Some other symptoms that may be

experienced by people who have experienced

whiplash are: lower back pain, numbness in the

arms or hands, dizziness, fatigue, difficulty with

swallowing, blurred vision, ringing in the ears

(rather like tinnitus) and sleeping problems.

A whiplash injury may only develop 24 hours

after the accident and will most likely become

worse over the following few days. Most

symptoms should clear after about four weeks

but some people can experience problems many

months later. It has been noted that if whiplash is

left untreated it can have a major effect on a

person’s quality of life and even cause disability.

This is where the Dorn Method could help

people in this situation. For instance, the pain

could easily be caused by misaligned or rotated

vertebrae in the neck pressing onto the spinal

nerves, especially the first and second vertebrae

below the skull – C1/C2 or otherwise named the

Atlas/Axis. These specially designed vertebrae

have the tremendous job of carrying the weight of

our skull while also forming the joint that connects

our skull to the spine. These vertebrae help the

head to rotate to the right and left along with

being responsible for nodding type of

movements.

The Dorn Method’s unique neck-alignment

technique does not involve any harsh or jerky

movements to get these vertebrae back into their

correct position. As always, the Dorn Method is a

very gentle therapy which uses muscle distraction

techniques. These techniques fool the brain and

muscles into thinking that the body is moving in a

normal way, therefore relaxing and letting go of

the spine. This allows the Dorn Method therapist

to then make the necessary corrections without

any pain to the patient.

If you have experienced any of the above you

should first consult your doctor for a complete

medical examination. If your symptoms are ongoing

and you wish to seek Complementary

Healthcare then the Dorn Method could help you

with this problem. 

© 2013

Article by Paul Knowles,

Adv Dorn Method Practitioner

www.dornmethodnottingham.co.uk

Nice looking chart

Shared from www.physio-therapy.cz facebook page.

The Dorn Method, Don't just keep it to yourself !

 

 Some things in life need to be kept

quiet, but then there are some things

that need to be heard, The Dorn Method

is just one of those things that you

should be talking about more and more.

Here in the UK we can be, shall we say,
a little slow to catch on to new things
that are already a big hit with our
European cousins. This is not always a bad thing
if it's stuff like music or fashion, but when it
comes to complementary healthcare, we are still
a little slow on the uptake.

Many of our European cousins are more open
to the idea of being treated by complementary
healthcare and many have been brought up
throughout their childhood with the understanding
and acceptance of this.
For example, The Dorn Method is now being
taught in some Kindergartens over in Germany.
By planting this seed early on, it is giving
youngsters an idea of how to look after their
health from an early age.

Therefore, as they grow they will hopefully not
have to suffer with back and joint pain, or at least
if they do, they will be able to have a better
understanding of what they can do to help
themselves to overcome the problem.
This is something I think our youngsters should
be taught about whilst growing up, so they too
have an understanding of both complementary
and conventional medicine. This may help ease
some of the financial stress that our NHS system
is under in the future, allowing it to concentrate
on helping people with more serious healthcare
issues.

That said, there are more and more people
today who are steadily looking towards
complementary healthcare in the UK alongside
more conventional healthcare, but most of us still
need a bit of coaxing to try it. I find that most,
myself included, waited until they had been told
that, 'nothing can be done' for them within
conventional medicine before trying
complementary therapies.

This then can put a lot of pressure on the
practitioner, as usually the person suffering is at
the end of their tether with desperation by the
time they get to be seen by a complementary
therapist.

Back and joint pain in the UK is one of those
healthcare issues that cost our healthcare system
many thousands of pounds each year, and is also
one of the most common problems seen by
complementary therapists.

The Dorn Method has been used to treat
people with this problem very successfully all
over Germany for the last 'forty years' and is now
being practised by all sorts of people including
doctors and physiotherapists in most parts of the
world.

The problem is that although therapists in the UK
are quickly catching on to the simplicity of The
Dorn Method, they are rarely involved in
promoting it. Why learn a new skill and not
promote it? Don't just leave it to someone else.

The Dorn Method needs to be talked
about more. Don't keep it a secret!

The general public need to know about how good
this therapy is, and how it could help them in their
everyday lives. Many people cannot believe that
this therapy, so simple in its application, can be
so powerful in its results.

I personally have been actively involved in
promoting The Dorn Method for a few years now
with all sorts of things including my website,
blogs, published articles, and will continue to do
so along with Brigitte Nath, who is the UK's Dorn
Method Instructor and founder of the Dorn
Method Therapists Association (DMTA) who is
continuously running workshops for training all
over the UK as well as promoting the Dorn
Method at various national complementary
therapy exhibitions.

Remember the more people who know about
The Dorn Method, the better it will be for you,
your clients’ health and your business. 


Copyright 2013
Article written by Paul Knowles
Advanced Dorn Method Practitioner
www.dornmethodnottingham.co.uk
Published in Choice Health Magazine July/Aug 2013

(Graphic Copyright of Helmuth Koch & Hildegard Steinhauser)

Meridians and the Dorn Method

A diseased organ can show symptoms along the corresponding meridian. That is a fact that TCM (Traditional Chinese Medicine) knows since thousands of years.

These symptoms can be for example: Pain, Disruptions in the Sensitivity, Misinterpretations in the Sensory System, Restrictions in Movements, Energy-Blockages, Cramps, Changes in the Tissues and others. Often the corresponding Vertebrae are misaligned or blocked.

From the localization of the complains the Dorn Therapist can get valuable information about the involved Meridians and therefore about the misaligned or blocked vertebrae.

Vise-Versa we can say that with the Dorn-Therapy the Meridians are also always been treated and influenced at the same time and the distant results can therefore be explained through this.

It is possible, for example, that a dry mouth or bad breath disappears because of the correction of vertebrae C4, Th6, Th7 and Th8 influencing the functional circuit Spleen-Stomach-Mouth.

Connection of Vertebrae and Meridians:

Vertebrae	Yin-Meridian	Yang-Meridian
C2	Liver-meridian	Gallbladder-meridian
C2	Heart-meridian	Small Intestine-meridian
C3	Kidney-meridian	Bladder-meridian
C4	Spleen-meridian	Stomach-meridian
C4	Lung-meridian	Large Intestine-meridian
Th2	Heart-meridian	Small Intestine-meridian
Th3	Lung-meridian	Large Intestine-meridian
Th4/Th5	Liver-meridian	Gallbladder-meridian
Th6-Th8	Spleen-meridian	Stomach-meridian
Th9-Th11	Kidney-meridian	Bladder-meridian
Th12	Heart-meridian	Small Intestine meridian
L1	Lung-meridian	Large Intestine-meridian
L3	Kidney-meridian	Bladder-meridian

By kind permission of Thomas Zudrell

Dorn Method Specialist

www.dorn-method.com

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